The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-22
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Bon ISoERsoLLs hair is as white as
snow.
PETROLEUM has been discovered in Pal
estine, Tex.
BROOKLYN is threatened with an epidemic
of smallpox.
ILLINOIS has seven lady county superin-
tendents of schools.
SENATOR BRowy, of Georgia, says he has
no idea of resigning.
The present winter is the coolest for
years in Washington.
THIS month has five Sundays, with four
changes of the moon
LONDON workmen are crying: "Give us
work or give US breadr'
THERE is an increase of Mexican ore COM
ing into the United States.
THE ice crop in this country promises to
be extraordinarily abundant.
IT is said the Mormon lobby in Washing
ton has already cost the church s25O,0O0.
SAM SMALL has returned to journalism,
having taken charge of the SouUier,. EVon-
geast.
KING KALAKAUA received no fewer than
five copies of the Bible on his hftieth ami
versary.
GOVERNOR LEE, of Virginia, is credited
with being the champion checker-player Of
the South.
In New York City there are 5000 families
who receive help from charitable associa-
tions and the city.
In Scranton, Pa, the authorities propose
10 prosecute physician who lost patient
through carelessness.
A GOLDEN throne, presented by the people
of Naples, has been sent to Rome as u ju-
bilee gift to the Pope.
NJ. PAsTEUR Is to retire from active
practice soon to avoid paralysis, with
which he is threatened.
IT is said that at the last Gladstone birth
day ball Miss Helen Gladstone danced with
her fathers coachman.
The Post-office Department has refused
to sanction the naming of post-offices after
Sitting Bull and Geronimo.
HANS HAwsEN, of Minnesota, has q
daughter twelve years old, who has plowed
liz acres of his farm for him.
EIGHT thousand dollars was found in an
cid apron of venerable woman who died
at Port Pleasant, N. j., lately.
NINE persons who are between one hun
dred and one hundred and nine years Of
age died in Philadelphia last year.
TIE Prohibitionists have one hundred
and twenty-nine organs in the United
States to the liquor dealers eight.
AT party in Middletown, Conn, the
guests piled their wraps on bed, fatally
smothering baby which was asleep in the
bed.
THE oldest library in the world is that Of
Kwotozc-Kien, which was established dur.
ing the Chow dynasty in China (B. c.,
1122).
In the United States three newspapers
are devoted to the silk-worm, six to the
honey bee, and not less than thirty-two to
poultry.
THE Empress of Austria and Queen Olga
of Greece, are said to be about the only
reignng women in Europe who can be
called beautiful.
THE fish hatchery at Petoskey, Mich. has
2222, ,000, 600 young white fish waiting to be
planted in the spring. The output will be
larger than ever before.
A CHICAGO butcher admits that two
thirds of the canned meat sold In the mar
kets there as chicken is in reality the meat
OF rabbits that have been long frozen.
QUEEN VICTORIA has received u fortune
OF 81, 100000 through the death Of William
Heathcote, OF Hillingdon, he dying intes-
tate and without any known relatives.
AN Englishman in Colorado who was
without means blew out his brains just two
minutes before friend came in with a let
ter from home inclosing him q draft for
1000.
AT the recent meeting OF the Ministerial
Council, the Gar declared that he would
have no war, and actually shook his fist at
one of the minister's who had manifested
belicose views.
THE Queen mother Of Spain has made an
agreement with her creditors by which
she keeps 600 900 of her revenue and they
take the remaining Sl20,0 Her life is
heavily insured.
THE thermometers at Fort Keogh, Mont,
o few days ago, nearly had the bottoms
knocked out Of them, the mercury going
down to fifty degrees below Zero-the cold
est of the season.
LEGISLATOR CALLAGHAS, Of Westmore- |
land County, Pa, is catching 1t at home for
making a motion that prayer be dispensed
with by the House. There is talk OF Pc
tition for his resignation.
THERE are seven hundred religious and |
denominational papers published in tho |
United States, and nearly one-third of |
them are printed in New York, Philadel-
phia, Boston and Chicago.
THE ''living skeleton" Isaac W. Sprague,
died in Chicago of asphyXia. He was ono
OF the greatest freaks IN the world. Five
years ago he sold his body to the Harvard
medical college for 81 900.
A MAN in Ontario can repeat perfectly
'166 chapters of the Bible, fifty eight psalms
and every collect, epistle and gospel in the
ecclesiastical year, according TO the Eng
lish Church Praysr-Book.
The Supreme Court decided cause
against the King of Belgium,a a few days ago.
II his Royal Highness does not like United
States justice, he can ''shinny ON his own
side'' of the water hereafter.
, DIR. WLLoUoHDr WALLINa, Of Indianap- |
oils, late Of Louisville, has been appointed |
United States Consul ut Leith, Scotland,
q position to which an annual salary Of |
-, 500 adheres, with added fees.
GRANNY WATKINS died recently at the |
home Of Judge Tip Fuller In Athens, Ca, |
at the age Of ITO years. 1t Is said that |
her age was well authenticated. She was |
believed to be the oldest person In Georgia. |
SIC. JOSEPH Tosso, the Late vi0linist and |
composer, used to say Of himself: "My |
father was an Italian, my mother French, |
woman. ] was born on board o Spanish |
ship, sailing under the English flag in Mex
acan waters.n |
A San FRAscIscO woman bought ON |
credit without her husbands knowledge o |
$50 sealskin socque. The husband resisted |
payment and tho court ruled that he was |
not liable Ns u sealskin coat was not at all |